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Cast
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| Jill Scott | ... | Precious Ramotswe 7 episodes, 2008-2009 | |
| Anika Noni Rose | ... | Grace Makutsi 7 episodes, 2008-2009 | |
| Lucian Msamati | ... | JLB Matekoni 7 episodes, 2008-2009 | |
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Desmond Dube | ... | BK 7 episodes, 2008-2009 |
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Thabo Malema | ... | Charlie / ... 5 episodes, 2008-2009 |
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Tau Maserumule | ... | Fanwell / ... 5 episodes, 2008-2009 |
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Lebogang Motubudi | ... | Richard Makutsi 4 episodes, 2009 |
| Harish Patel | ... | Mr. Patel 3 episodes, 2009 | |
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Brenda Ngxoli | ... | Florence Peko 3 episodes, 2009 |
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Dipshikha Mahajan | ... | Nandira Patel 3 episodes, 2009 |
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Mosako Mogara | ... | Wellington 3 episodes, 2009 |
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Kgomotso Delia Tshwenyego | ... | Rose / ... 3 episodes, 2008-2009 |
| Paterson Joseph | ... | Cephas Buthelezi 2 episodes, 2009 | |
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Vusi Kunene | ... | Doctor Gulubane 2 episodes, 2008-2009 |
| Colin Salmon | ... | Note Makoti 2 episodes, 2008-2009 | |
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Kenneth Nkosi | ... | Two Shots Pulani 2 episodes, 2009 |
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Keketso Semoko | ... | Mma Potokwane 2 episodes, 2009 |
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After her father's death, sensible and cheerful Mma Precious Ramotswe sells her inherited cattle and opens the country's only female-owned detective agency. She hires Botswana Secretarial College graduate (97% in the final exams!) Grace Makutsi as her assistant. Together they solve problems big and small with their wisdom, big hearts, and endless cups of red-bush tea. Meanwhile, Mma Ramotswe's best friend, mechanic Mr. JLB Matekoni, hopes for a chance to win her heart... Based on Alexander McCall Smith's best-selling book series. Written by L. Hamre
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29 March 2009 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Agência Nº1 de Mulheres Detectives See more »Company Credits
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The Weinstein Company, Home Box Office (HBO), British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) See more »
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When cast, both of the lead actresses in this series were a little better-known for their professional singing than for their film or TV acting careers. Jill Scott was most famous as a Grammy-winning R&B and soul singer, though she had also been a spoken-word performer and poet and a stage actress. Anika Noni Rose won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for the Broadway show "Caroline, or Change," and also appeared in singing roles in Dreamgirls (2006) and (after starting The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2008)) The Princess and the Frog (2009). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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When I heard about this show being airing on HBO, I was thrilled. My father had read several of the books and loved them (I have just started the first book). Although, from the first moments of the show I was still a bit skeptical. But when Mma opens her detective agency, the writing becomes some of the best I've seen on TV in years. There is a perfect mix between seriousness and fabulous humor.
Mma is a clever, witty woman, while her secretary and hairdresser add nothing more than many wonderful laughs. This show has fantastic characters played by wonderful actors.
I can only hope that this show stays on for many years to come!